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Charges Laid over Sydney Tank Rampage
« on: Jul 13^th, 2007, 10:09pm »

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Saturday July 14, 12:37 PM

Charges laid over Sydney tank rampage

A man accused of driving an armoured personnel carrier (APC) into mobile phone towers in Sydney has been charged with numerous offences.

Police say the 45-year-old man led officers for 90 minutes through six western Sydney suburbs as he crashed the privately-owned APC through fences and into mobile phone towers, telecommunication relay sheds and an electrical sub-station.

He was arrested after the APC stalled on its way to damaging a seventh property, police say.

Mobile phone services in the area have been disrupted while technicians wait to gain entry to the crime scenes.

Police on patrol in Minchinbury noticed APC being used to destroy an electricity substation about 2am (AEST) on Saturday.

After calling for back-up, they followed the carrier through the suburbs of Mt Druitt, Dharruk, Emerton, Glendenning and Plumpton.

The APC left a path of destruction, bringing down a number of mobile phone towers and relay sheds, police said.

The pursuit ended in Dean Park after about 90 minutes, when the vehicle stalled as it was being driven towards another mobile phone tower.

Police arrested a 45-year-old Dharruk man there and later charged with numerous offences.

They include; six counts of malicious damage, break, enter and steal, predatory driving, possession of a prohibited drug, use of a weapon to avoid apprehension and driving in a dangerous manner.

He will is due to appear in Parramatta Bail Court later on Saturday.

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